Education
2020 MFA in Studio Art (Pending: May 2021), New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
2017 BFA Emphasis in Metals and Jewelry, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI
Additional Education
2018 Arrowmont School of Arts and Craft, Gatlinburg, TN Katazome
“Katazome: Natural Dye & Indigo”, Akemi Nakano Cohn Workshop
“Abstract Embroidery”, Rena Wood Workshop
“Color & the Variable Print Matrix”, Beauvais Lyons Workshop
2016 Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
“Storytelling and Belt Bucklery”, Lola Brooks Workshop
Professional Experience
2021-2022 Adjunct Instructor for ARTH 1115G Orientation in Art, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
2018-Present Instructor for Art 285-Intro Metals and Jewelry, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
2017-Present Teaching and Graduate Assistant at New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
2014-2017 Lab Technician at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, WI
2014-2015 Southeast Asian Support Services (SASS), Undergraduate Coordinator, University of Wisconsin-
Whitewater, WI
Honors/Awards/Grants
2022 Prioritizing Belonging: Equity and Mental Health in Im/Migrant and Refugee Communities Honorarium,
Center for Justice and Law, Hamline University, Saint Paul, MN
2021 Surface Design Association Community Fund Grant
CERF+ Covid-19 Relief Grant
Outstanding Graduate Award, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
The Mark Serafino Excellence in Metals Award, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
2020 Student Presenter Winner for New Mexico State University’s annual Research and Creativity Week
2019 Surface Design Association Outstanding Student Award
2019 Mary Lawbaugh Purchase Award, University Art Museum, New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM
2019 Fulbright Finalist Candidate: U.S Student Program 2019-2020 (Country: Thailand)
2019 College of Arts and Science Graduate Student Travel Grant, New Mexico State University
2018 Bead and Button Show: Grand Award in Student Metal and Wire Category Bead and Button Show:
Finalist in Student Metal and Wire Category
Surface Design Association Outstanding Student Award
Preparing Future Faculty Graduate Assistant Award
Educational Assistance Work-Study Program, Arrowmont School of Arts and Craft,
Gatlinburg, TN
2017 Graduate Assistantship at New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
2016 Undergraduate Research Grant, Exploring Hmong Patterns through Chasing and Repousse in Silver
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Lucy Morgan Work-Study Scholarship, Lola Brooks, Storytelling through Belt Bucklery
Workshop
Flanagan/McNeil/Bondzinski Scholarship, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Raymond E. & Zenobia R. Light Memorial Scholarship, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Edwin Meltzer Scholarship, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Promise Endowment Scholarship, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
2015 College of Arts and Communication Department, Creativity Award,
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
2014 Student Juried Show, Honorable Mention Award, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Exhibition
2022 TMA Contemporary, Juried Fine Arts Exhibition, Trout Museum of Art, Appleton, WI
Solo Exhibition in conjunction with Bits and Pieces of the Human Whole, Artworks, Eagan, MN
2021 Meditating Through Jewelry, New York City Jewelry Week 2021, Brooklyn, NY
Hyphenated, Crossman Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI
Hold Us Tight, Fresh Eye Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
SYN-, MFA Thesis Exhibition, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
Hopefully Tomorrow, Brockway Center for Arts & Technology, Brockway, PA
Juried Student Show, University Art Museum, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
2019 Juried Student Show, University Art Gallery, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
2018 Refined, Biennial Juried Competition and Exhibition, Cole Art Center, Nacogdoches, TX
Salon de Refuse, Art Obscura, Las Cruces, NM
International Metal Jewelry Artistry Awards Competition, Bead and Button Show,
Wisconsin Center, Milwaukee, WI
2017 Milwaukee Hmong New Year Artist Exhibition, State Fair Park Exposition Center, Milwaukee, WI
WE ARE SNAG: Appropriated Adornment, Online Exhibition, Fourth Juried Member Exhibition
Reflection, Juried Show Exhibition, Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA
National Conference of Undergraduate Research Exhibition, University of Memphis
Connection, Crossman Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI
2016 Junior Show Exhibition, Crossman Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Wearing Your Traditions: Hmong Lost Art, Roberta’s Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Student Juried Show Exhibition, Crossman Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
2015 Hmong National Development Conference Exhibition, Crowne Plaza Hotel, St. Paul, MN
Southeast Asian Organization Fashion Show, James R. Connor University Center Hamilton Room
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Student Juried Show Exhibition, Crossman Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
2014 Best of the Best Student Exhibition, Roberta’s Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Student Juried Show Exhibition, Crossman Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
2011 Scholastic Art Exhibition, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI
Publication
2022 SUN Thisweek Newspaper, “Hmong American Artist Stitches Refugee Story on Intricate Wall Cloths''
https://www.hometownsource.com/sun_thisweek/community/eagan/hmong-american-artist-stitches-refugee-story-on-intricate-wall-
cloths/article_58d8c9e4-94b1-11ec-b2cc-2b9f594df734.html
2018 Bead & Button Magazine, October, 2018, issue 147. 21.
Caroline Wittenberg, “A Conversation with Ger Xiong”, Facet: Jewelry Making Start to Finish
http://facetjewelry.com/metal-wire/inspiration/2018/11/a-conversation-with-ger-xiong
Laurent Sinner, “Outstanding Student Awards”, Surface Design Association
https://www.surfacedesign.org/outstanding-student-awards-2018-part-i-of-iv/
Lecture/Presentation/Workshop
2022 Storytelling and Reclaiming Identity through Hmong Craft Presentation, Center for Justice and Law,
Hamline University, Saint Paul, MN
Hmong Textile Narratives Presentation, Minnesota Quilters, Saint Paul, MN
2021 Community Chords, Chain Making Workshop, Appleton Public Library, Appleton, WI
SYN-, MFA Thesis Exhibition Artist Talk, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
2020 NMSU Annual Research and Creativity Week Presentation (College of Arts and Sciences)
2020 J.P. Taylor Academy Artist Presentation, Las Cruces, NM
2018 Fieldwork of Hmong Paj Ntaub (Flower Cloth) Presentation, Department of Art Open House
New Mexico State University
Art History Lecture, Las Cruces, NM
Show Your Stuff Presentation, Yuma Symposium, Yuma, AZ
2017 Artist Presentation and Demonstration, University of Texas El Paso (UTEP), El Paso, TX
Hmong Jewelry and Metal Lecture, Appleton Public Library, Appleton, WI
National Conference of Undergraduate Research (NCUR) Presentation, University of Memphis
2016 Exploring Hmong Patterns through Chasing and Repousse in Silver, Undergraduate Research Presentation
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
2015 Creativity, Convocation Award Ceremony Presenter, College of Arts and Communication Department
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
2014 RE:Visit Exhibition: Co-Designer/Preparer, Roberta’s Art Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Collections
2019 University Art Museum, Las Cruces, NM
Professional Service
2019 Educational Dialogue Committee Member, Society of North American Goldsmith, Chicago, IL
2018 Silent Auction Coordinator, Society of North American Goldsmith, Portland, OR
2015-2017 Alloy Organization – President, UW-Whitewater
2014-2015 Southeast Asian Organization - Co-President, UW-Whitewater
2013-2014 Southeast Asian Organization - Webmaster, UW-Whitewater
Professional Development
2014-Present Society of North American Goldsmiths Conferences
Makers Across Disciplines Engage: Portland, OR
SNAG–Next: Asheville, NC
Looking Back, Forging Forward: Boston, MA
2019 Yuma Arts Symposium, Yuma, AZ
2018 Duality of Presence (MINE) Symposium, University of El Paso Texas, El Paso, TX
Texas Tech Metals Symposium, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
Yuma Arts Symposium, Yuma, AZ
2015 Hmong National Development Conference, St. Paul, MN
Organization
2017-Present Metals Club, New Mexico State University
2017-2019 Pan Asian Student Union (PASU), New Mexico State University
2017-Present Surface Design Association (SDA)
2014-Present Society of North American Goldsmith (SNAG)